Let Jeremy Corbyn praise killer Fidel Castro, British people are too sensible to let him anywhere near power

Corbyn and co praise Castro because he improved healthcare and education but it is genuinely frightening that they cannot see the horror of such a view

THE SUN ON SUNDAY

27 Nov 2016, 4:12

Updated: 28 Nov 2016, 0:31

IT’S easy to mock Jeremy Corbyn’s refusal to utter a word of criticism of his hero, Fidel Castro.

To the Labour leader, anyone who opposes the West is by definition an ally. And any ally who achieves power should be revered, no matter what they do with that power.

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Castro was a dictator who murdered and imprisoned his opponentsCredit: Getty Images

But although Corbyn’s tribute to Castro yesterday was a caricature of what could be expected from the sort of bearded, sandal-wearing Leftie usually to be found in obscure Trotskyite bookshops, laughter is the wrong response.

Castro was a dictator who murdered and imprisoned his opponents. He impoverished his country. And those who tried to escape were killed.

Jeremy Corbyn and fellow loony Lefties such as Ken Livingstone say that this needs to be put in context — and praise Castro because he improved healthcare and education.

It is genuinely frightening that they cannot see the horror of such a view.

Many Western governments have improved healthcare and education. They have not also felt the need to murder their opponents.

The gang now in charge of the official opposition think it perfectly normal to revere a sinister dictator.

Thank heavens the British people are too sensible to let them anywhere near power.

Remainer's court jester

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Sir Keir Starmer's plans are laughableCredit: Reuters

MOST Remainers know they can’t openly say they want to ignore the referendum result.

So instead they come up with various ingenious ways to achieve the same end without admitting it.

First it was the need for parliamentary scrutiny. What they really meant was tying Brexit up in all sorts of knots to delay things as long as possible.